Just thought it would take more then 1800 miles to turn them.
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Blue pipes
Hi; Was out washing and waxing the bike a 2006 Heritage Classic F.I. and took notice the pipes were bule from the engin to about a foot down. Have SE II pipes and stage 1.1800 miles total around 1000 since the up grade. Is this normal?
Thanks Dennis
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Yes. There is no way to get around chrome turning blue. Well you could never start the bike, but what fun would that be?
Yes. There is no way to get around chrome turning blue. Well you could never start the bike, but what fun would that be?
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RE: Blue pipes
I've got an 06 Heritage Classic FI also -- the pipes are stock and they have a very nice gold with a very slight blue hue them -- so it sounds like you're in great shape! Have fun on your Heritage! Great looking bike!!
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Hehe, dont use that as a garentee of a good tune, you should also check your spark plugs to make sure they collaborate the pipes color. Ive seen some heavy guage exhaust pipes that are hard to turn blue, even with a very lean mixture. The HD pipes though in general are a basic 18 guage steel construction and thats what my observation is based upon.
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RE: Blue pipes
yep I hear ya -- ck'd the plugs and they are a nice tan color -- they look great! I haven't seen plugs that nice in a long time actually -- seems hard to get a lot of bikes dialed in -- raced motox bikes from the time I was 8 until 21 and always had to screw with the setup depending on geography etc and I'm glad they have FI now!
